What will he do at the end of the canyon?
A “third term” bear chases President Roosevelt into the “national convention 1908” canyon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-14
Your TR Source
Maybell, Claude, 1872-
Political diabolo
President Roosevelt holds a diabolo labeled, “Roosevelt Administration,” and the two cups labeled, “personal popularity with the people.” Caption: Still keeping it up.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-08
The issue in the canebrakes
A group of bears march toward President Roosevelt holding a rifle on his right shoulder in the canebrakes. The bear in the front holds a sign, “We want federal regulation of bear hunters.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-17
Why not extend the rule?
President Roosevelt holds a rifle and looks at a “notice” that reads, “Bears Immunity Bath–Don’t Shoot Mr. President,” as he watches several bears dive into the water.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-07
“This time doesn’t count!”
President Roosevelt sits on a table with a “third term” glass in his hand and the “1908 Republication National Convention” pitcher on the table. On his left shoulder is “the Roosevelt policies” rifle, and he has his left hand on “the pledge.” Caption: Will he play Rip Van Winkle?
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-27
The great balancer
President Roosevelt balances “the common people” and “the uncommon people” while standing on a “radical-conservatism” platform.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-04
What are the sea gulls saying?
President Roosevelt falls asleep at Oyster Bay, New York, with the book, “Nature and Nature Fakers,” beside him. More than 20 sea gulls look at him. Caption: Dr. John B. Watson of Chicago University says he has discovered that sea gulls have a language. — News Item.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-03
Hint to the Hague Conference
President Roosevelt and Japanese Emperor Meiji play tennis on the lawn of Oyster Bay as “international umpires” look on. Caption: Why not settle international disputes by peaceful personal combats between the heads of nations — let the president challenge the Mikado.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-11
Heading ’em off
President Roosevelt takes a shortcut to get in front of “the people” lead by Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette and William Jennings Bryan down the road pointed toward “radicalism.” Caption: A short cut to leadership.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-12
Their turn comes
President Roosevelt chases the “American Society of Nature Fakers” into the woods with a large “federal regulation” big stick. There are books and papers in the foreground, including “The Call of the Riled by Jack Onion” and a crowd of people watching in the background.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-20
Always wants what it can’t get
President Roosevelt watches as a cow labeled “the public” tries to reach the “third term” haystack but is unable to do so because “Roosevelt’s no third term declaration” fence stands in front of it. In the background is a “Taft boom” haystack. The subtitle asks, “Will the farmer remove the fence?”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-06
A new feat in the national circus
President Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan walk from their own horse to the other’s horse. Roosevelt holds a paper that says “Roosevelt’s tax on fortunes” and walks onto the “radicalism” horse while Bryan holds a paper that says “Bryan’s opposition to socialism” and walks onto the “conservatism” horse.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-18
Creator(s)
A modern rope of Ocnus
President Roosevelt twists a “Roosevelt policies” rope that “the Senate” donkey is eating. Caption: Ocnus, in the fable, was always twisting a rope of hay with unwearied diligence, and a donkey at the other end perpetually eating it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-13
Creator(s)
Another notch
President Roosevelt uses a “diplomacy” knife to cut another notch into the “big stick.” The old notch was “peace of Portsmouth.” The new notch is “peace of Algeciras.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-02
Creator(s)
Making room for the wedding presents
President Roosevelt camps outside of the “White House,” which is full of gifts. He reads a book entitled “The Simple Life,” as he cooks food over a fire.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-02
Creator(s)
Too many men in the car
A number of men are in a “railroad rate bill” train car, including President Roosevelt, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, South Carolina Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, West Virginia Senator Stephen B. Elkins, Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver, Pennsylvania Senator Philander C. Knox, Texas Senator Joseph W. Bailey, Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, and Wisconsin Senator John C. Spooner. Some of them hold “amendment” cards. Caption: Engineer Roosevelt—”Who’s running this train, anyhow?”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-24
Creator(s)
The coming collision
President Roosevelt drives a “railroad reform” car with William Loeb and a “railroad rate regulation bill” in it across a “Congress” bridge toward a “railroad opposition” car.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-05
Creator(s)
Don’t wake him
President Roosevelt leans over a fence labeled “Southern States” with a stick labeled “Appointments of Post-Masters and Collectors” to poke a sleeping dog labeled “Race Problem.” Item is regarding race relations in the American South and the appointment of persons of color to government posts.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-09
Creator(s)
Manager Hill–“heavens, he has stolen our thunder”
President Roosevelt is shown banging a gong labeled Coal Strike with a hammer labeled Settlement of Arbitration. A reporter looks startled in the building labeled Political Theater.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-14
Creator(s)
The glacier drifts nearer
President Roosevelt runs away as an overloaded boat full of misery, representing his peace conference between coal miners and operators, breaks apart. Caption: What is the next step to avert the calamity?
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-04